Overview

The weekly financial services update from Macfarlanes includes details on:

• the FSA Discussion Paper on AIFMD implementation;


• ESMA's consultation paper on short selling and credit default swaps;


• FSA fines insurance companies for principle 2 breach (skill, care and diligence);


• FSA amendments to rules on custody liens; IOSCO's nine principles on suspensions of redemption of in collective investment schemes;


• the first amending Directive to financial conglomerates legislation; and


• the European Association of Central Counterparty Clearing Houses' survey concerning central counterparty clearing houses.

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